CCA is pleased to announce that BioTrack THC, a cannabis third-party software provider, is now an approved vendor with a secure connection to the CCA data platform, and can transmit data from cannabis businesses in California to CCA.

In a small conference room in Yolo County last week, a number of County Supervisors, Treasurer Tax Collectors and Auditor-Controllers from around the state gathered together to talk pot. More specifically, they gathered together to talk about the numbers – cannabis permits, state cannabis licenses, tax proceeds, and how they are going to use this data to better regulate cannabis businesses in their jurisdictions.

The California Cannabis Authority (CCA) Board has elected Humboldt County Supervisor Estelle Fennell as its first president to lead the organization. The newly-established county Joint Powers Authority met for the first time last month in Monterey County.

After taking the lead on regulating cannabis, Monterey County became one of the first to join a statewide oversight agency aimed at collecting regulatory data and improving access to financial services for the emerging industry.

Jane Futcher and her wife, Erin Carney, were thrilled that California voters legalized marijuana last November. Their cannabis farm in Laytonville, Calif., would be completely compliant with the new laws, and they loved the sense of community that came with long-underground growers coming together and shaping a legal marketplace.